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Anthony Mann
Known for: DirectingAnthony Mann (June 30, 1906 – April 29, 1967) was an American actor and film director. Born Emil Anton Bundsmann in the Point Loma area of San Diego, Mann was the son of Jewish-Austrian immigrants Emile Theodore Bundsmann, and his wife Bertha Waxelbaum (original Jewish surname: Weichselbaum) of Macon, Georgia. Mann started out as an actor, appearing in plays off-Broadway in New York City. In 1938, he moved to Hollywood, where he joined the Selznick International Pictures. Mann became an assistant director in 1942, directing low-budget assignments for RKO and Republic Pictures. Mann was respected for his acute visual sensitivity toward the American Western landscape, effortlessly blending natural vistas with human drama. Mann's dramas verged on classical tragedy, often showing anguished heroes attempting to resolve personal pain and confusion. In 1964 he was head of the jury at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1967, Mann died from a heart attack in Berlin, Germany while filming the spy thriller A Dandy in Aspic. The film was completed by the film's star, Laurence Harvey. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Anthony Mann has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6229 Hollywood Blvd. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Mann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Winchester '73
The Heroes of Telemark
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Bend of the River
Director
El Cid
Director
The Far Country
Director
The Tin Star
The Naked Spur
T-Men
The Man from Laramie
Man of the West
The Furies
The Glenn Miller Story
Cimarron
A Dandy in Aspic
Director, Producer
Raw Deal
Director
The Last Frontier
Thunder Bay
Director
Men in War
Dr. Broadway
Director
God's Little Acre
Reign of Terror
Border Incident
Strategic Air Command
Two O'Clock Courage
Director
The Streets of New York
Director
Follow Me Quietly
Story
The Great Flamarion
Side Street
The Bamboo Blonde
Railroaded!